# Athletics at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games

Athletics was one of the nine sports of the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games. The events were staged at the Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas between 20 and 23 July, shortly after the 2017 World U18 Championships in Athletics.

## Medal summary
### Boys

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Adell Colthrust Trinidad and Tobago | 10.55 | Kevon Stone Jamaica | 10.59 | Adrian Curry Bahamas | 10.61 |
| 200 metres | Aaron Sexton Northern Ireland | 21.57 | Danel Mahautière Dominica | 21.61 | Chad Miller England | 21.65 |
| 400 metres | Kennedy Luchembe Zambia | 47.63 | Vaughn Taylor Canada | 47.92 | Ramone Lindo Jamaica | 48.01 |
| 800 metres | Alex Botterill England | 1:52.22 | Jordan Doris Australia | 1:52.82 | Joshua Allen England | 1:53.09 |
| 1500 metres | John Mwangi Waweru Kenya | 3:48.86 | Joshua Lay England | 3:49.35 | Luke Duffy England | 3:49.70 |
| 3000 metres | Edwin Kiplagat Bett Kenya | 8:23.96 | Joshua Desouza Canada | 8:35.15 | Francis Damasi Tanzania | 8:37.51 |
| 110 metres hurdles (91.4 cm) | Samuel Bennett England | 13.71 GR | Jack Sumners England | 13.85 | Denvaughn Whymns Bahamas | 13.88 |
| 400 metres hurdles (84.0 cm) | Alastair Chalmers Guernsey | 51.22 | Seamus Derbyshire England | 52.00 | Boitumelo Mayo South Africa | 52.20 |
| High jump | Sean Szalek Australia | 2.11 | Samual Hall Canada | 2.09 | Shaun Miller Bahamas | 2.01 |
| Long jump | Sheldon Noble Antigua and Barbuda | 7.64 GR | Benjamin Schmidtchen Australia | 7.54 | Denvaughn Whymns Bahamas | 7.15 |
| Shot put (5 kg) | Alexander Kolesnikoff Australia | 19.76 | Nicholas Palmer New Zealand | 19.57 | Cobe Graham Jamaica | 17.80 |
| Discus throw (1.5 kg) | Connor Bell New Zealand | 63.17 | James Tomlinson Wales | 60.11 | Djimon Gumbs British Virgin Islands | 56.24 |
| Javelin throw (500 g) | Neil Janse Van Rensburg Australia | 74.19 | Tyriq Horsford Trinidad and Tobago | 69.43 | Oscar Sullivan Australia | 66.23 |

### Girls

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Julien Alfred Saint Lucia | 11.56 | Riley Day Australia | 11.59 | Deondra Green Canada | 11.62 |
| 200 metres | Riley Day Australia | 23.42 =GR | Beyoncé Defreitas British Virgin Islands | 23.88 | Ella Connolly Australia | 24.09 |
| 400 metres | Bendere Oboya Australia | 52.69 | Ella Connolly Australia | 52.72 | Amber Anning England | 53.68 |
| 800 metres | Carley Thomas Australia | 2:05.04 | Anna Burt England | 2:05.31 | Aurora Rynda Canada | 2:06.38 |
| 1500 metres | Erin Wallace Scotland | 4:16.61 GR | Emmaculate Chepkirui Kenya | 4:16.73 | Katrina Robinson New Zealand | 4:17.19 |
| 3000 metres | Emmaculate Chepkirui Kenya | 9:25.20 | Katrina Robinson New Zealand | 9:27.40 | Brogan MacDougall Canada | 9:29.34 |
| 100 metres hurdles (76.2 cm) | Shanette Allison Jamaica | 13.26 | Lateisha Willis Australia | 13.55 | Katarina Vlahovic Canada | 13.58 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Johnelle Thomas Jamaica | 59.40 GR | Sharelle Samuel Canada | 59.59 | Terice Steen Jamaica | 1:00.68 |
| High jump | Sommer Lecky Northern Ireland | 1.83 GR | Emily Whelan Australia | 1.79 | Imogen Skelton New Zealand | 1.76 |
| Long jump | Holly Mills England | 6.19 GR | Tatiana Aholou Canada | 5.97 | Lucy Hadaway England | 5.67 |
| Shot put (3 kg) | Trinity Tutti Canada | 17.82 GR | Sarah Omoregie Wales | 16.74 | Styliana Kyriakidou Cyprus | 15.57 |
| Discus throw | Trinity Tutti Canada | 49.57 | Tatiana Kaumoana New Zealand | 45.54 | Dolly Gabri Canada | 44.70 |
| Javelin throw (500 g) | Josephine Lalam Uganda | 51.89 | Ellie Bowyer Australia | 50.64 | Emma Howe England | 47.04 |

### Mixed

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Mixed 4 × 100 metres relay | Australia Riley Day Ella Connolly Ben Schmidtchen Jake Doran | 43.19 | Jamaica Kevon Stone David Tomilson Anna-Kay Allen Shanette Allison | 43.62 | Bahamas Marissa White Tylar Lightbourne Kristin Major Joel Johnson | 43.83 |
| Mixed 4 × 200 metres relay | Bahamas Doneisha Anderson Kayvon Stubbs Joel Johnson Shaquiel Higgs | 1:31.50 | England Vera Chinedu Georgina Adam Chad Miller Samuel Bennett | 1:31.77 | Botswana | 1:33.51 |
| Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay | Australia Bendere Oboya Sebastien Moir Carley Thomas Jordan Doris | 3:25.08 AU18B | England Emma Alderson Amber Anning Alex Botterill Joshua Faulds | 3:25.45 | Bahamas Doneisha Anderson Wendira Moss Corey Sherrod Tyrell Simms | 3:34.06 |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Bahamas)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Australia (AUS) | 8 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 2 | England (ENG) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Kenya (KEN) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Jamaica (JAM) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Northern Ireland (NIR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Bahamas (BAH)* | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Guernsey (GUE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Saint Lucia (LCA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Scotland (SCO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Zambia (ZAM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Wales (WAL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | British Virgin Islands (IVB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Dominica (DMA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Tanzania (TAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (22 entries) | Totals (22 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 |